![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1261487/small_1621510773-avatar-cynthiav13.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello :)I'm new to BiggerPockets and new to real estate investing. I've got some big decisions to make and thought I'd reach out to the BP community for advice and insight. Here's my story...I currently live in West C...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/350986/small_1621446006-avatar-chrise12.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello there, just joined from Southern California after finding BP doing a 1031 related search on Google.We have a rental condo in Orange county that's barely paying for itself but had a major appreciation in the last...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1577584/small_1621513844-avatar-yeshr.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello BP, I'm from the Bay Area, CA looking to invest for cash flow. This is my first investment and have been learning a lot from BP.
I know the Bay Area market pretty well and have no personal connections out of st...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/952666/small_1621506167-avatar-thomasc163.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $125,000
Cash invested: $25,000
My business partner and I were looking for a deal that meets the 1% rule which is d...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2616876/small_1694634352-avatar-sejink1.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello, fellow investors! Thank you for all the comments and advice! My husband and I are trying to buy our 2nd property in Florida as a vacation home. While we are not using it, we plan to rent it. Of course, we are...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/870579/small_1621504735-avatar-julieu5.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi Everyone! My name is Julie and I am a newbie aspiring investor living in Los Angeles. I currently rent, and I'm interested in buying my first multi-family rental property out of state – specifically interested in C...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2120628/small_1621518184-avatar-monicab99.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi all - looking to buy my first 2-4 unit multifamily (or possibly STR). I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, so buying locally doesn't make sense. I've been looking at more remote but still desirable parts of Califo...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2433329/small_1695470776-avatar-jasonh864.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello,I have couple of long term rental properties in LA. I am planning to add STR in my portfolio. I am doing my research around popular tourist destination in CA (Yosemite, Lake Arrowhead, BigBear etc). I felt like ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/66783/small_1621413874-avatar-brianjames.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
does anyone have info on short sale debt forgiveness occuring in 2011?
in particular on an investment property.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1652220/small_1621514495-avatar-alis88.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I currently live in California but in my current situation prices are too high for me to get in. I have recently been thinking about investing out of state maybe somewhere in Colorado. The only problem is I have not h...